Study Abroad

Students at the University of Wisconsin Law School may earn up to 30 credits
toward a University of Wisconsin Law School J.D. by studying law abroad. Students
may:

participate in one of our international exchange programs;

attend other law school programs; or

create their own independent foreign study programs.

Credits earned abroad may be used to meet graduation requirements. With the exception of the UW Law School's Summer Session in International and Comparative Law in Giessen, Germany, credits earned abroad are entered as "satisfactory/unsatisfactory". Students
must earn at least a C or its equivalent in the study abroad program to receive
credit.

Outgoing students

Our students also may participate in law programs offered by other American
Bar Association-approved law schools around the world. Students must be admitted
by the programs and pay tuition and fees as charged by the programs.

The American Bar Association permits law students to earn credits toward the
J.D. through individual study abroad not through an ABA-approved program. See ABA criteria for such foreign independent
study (Part I of the ABA's 'Criteria for Student Study at a Foreign Institution' is applicable).
The UW Law School will help you if you wish to construct your own individual
study abroad plan, but most of the responsibility will be yours. UW Law students
interested in pursuing this option should start by reviewing on their own the
ABA criteria, researching the admissions process (as a non-permanent student)
at the foreign school, as well as any applicable deadlines and the potential
law courses available.

Please contact Sumudu Atapattu,
Associate Director, GLS, to discuss your options. Course plans will be
reviewed by Associate Dean Kevin Kelly. Please note that you need to
obtain prior approval for all the courses you intend to take in order to ensure that the foreign law credits can be transferred. The student must also submit a proposed written plan to Dean Kelly defining the educational objectives the student seeks to achieve during the period of study abroad. The foreign institution must appoint an academic adviser to supervise and monitor the student's study at the institution. The foreign institution shall confirm in writing that the student's educational objectives can be achieved at that institution. The student must be fluent in the language of instruction.

Incoming exchange students

Law students from our partner institutions who are interested in coming to UW Madison should contact the exchange coordinator at their home institution and follow the application procedure of the home institution.